Chapter 29: Searching for the crack
Millenniumon tapped the ground with his left feet, showing his impatience.
"Are you really taking that long to do this simple task?" Millenniumon grunted at his loyal servant.
Devidramon looked at his lord and bowed his head a few times at fast pace while giving him an apologetic gaze at him: "I'm sorry my lord, but I never packed anything for traveling for a very long time."
"How long is that?" Millenniumon asked curiously, using that to help him wait for his servant to be ready.
"Since I was a Monodramon. Before you say anything my lord, a lot of Devidramon come from the evolution of a Monodramon," Devidramon said.
"How's the case?" Millenniumon asked despite knowing the answer already.
"Since you are asking..." Devidramon knew that his lord was aware of the cause. I guess he's trying to distract himself while waiting. "It all depends on the path we choose as a Monodramon. Depending on our actions, we will not evolve at the same form. If a Monodramon chooses to maintain his vaccine attribute and fights the virus attribute, they will evolve into a Strikedramon. If, like me and most Monodramon, chooses to abandon our vaccine attribute and destroyed the other vaccine attribute, we will evolve into a Devidramon as we change attribute. I don't know why most Monodramon's turned into a Devidramon, but it might like me. I was rejected by the light and could only find comfort in the darkness. As Monodramon, we are at a path were we must choose between light and darkness, most of us are rejected by the light, because we have some darkness in our core."
"Light immediately rejected the darkness and put you as an enemy and they created more enemies," Millenniumon said as he thought about the digimons of light.
"I mostly based it on my personal experience, I saw a few others like me, but the rest, I don't know," Devidramon concluded. He picked up his stuff and said: "Ready to follow your partner and watch over him."
"Finally," Millenniumon said raising his arms before turned around. He used his claw to create a hole in space. He was about to make his first step in the hole when:
"My lord. One thing I want to ask," Devidramon said.
"What is it?" Millenniumon replied a little annoyed.
"Any information's about the enemy except that he's the fourth attribute?" Devidramon asked.
"Not at all. The few things I know are that they will cause nothingness just like they are. I don't know what they look like or how powerful they are. I have to be careful about them. If I'm not, it is possible that they could overpower me. I don't really believe it, but getting cocky is the last thing I should do against the unknown," Millenniumon answered.
"So we are blind about them," Devidramon concluded.
"Yes. I will recognise it because I know every digimon of the Digital world," Millenniumon told him as he walked in the hole.
"I have no fear about your ignorance. You're ignorance will be the key to find out who the enemy is," Devidramon said as he followed his lord.
Ryo walked with the rest of his team; Mimi, Jou and their digimon partner. They walked through the desert, searching for the source of disturbance. It wasn't that hard compare to other things.
They quietly walked on the warm sand. Ryo watched the two other chosen children. He knew Mimi, but not really Jou. He never really talked to him. What he noticed was that Jou was nervous walking in the desert as he adjusted his glasses. He cleaned his glasses another time, because the sand often obstructed his vision.
"It's not easy to walk through the desert," Monodramon whined.
"That's right. I prefer to be in the water than in the desert," Gomamon agreed.
"We brought enough water to pass through it," Jou said.
"We just have to search for it. That's the difficult part," Palmon commented.
"Cannot be always easy," Ryo said.
"It never is easy in the Digital world," Jou replied.
Mimi smiled and said: "It's still good to be back here. Although, I wonder if it will be possible to get out of here one day."
"I am not sure how, but if Millenniumon can close the gate, we can open it again somehow," Ryo replied.
Monodramon looked around him and still saw only the sand: "Is there anything else here, but sand?"
"Not really. It is a desert," Palmon replied.
"Oh. A plant," Monodramon noticed. He walked closer to it and looked at it curiously.
"That's something you can find in a desert," Ryo replied. The boy saw his partner about to touch it: "Don't touch it! It's a-"
Monodramon touched it and shouted painfully: "Argh! It hurts!" He shook his hand and tried to throw away the small sting in his hand.
"-Cactus," Ryo finished.
"That's an evil plant!" Monodramon shouted painfully. He pointed at the plant and added: "It's serving the evils digimon!"
"Not at all. It's a normal that cactus has those thorns," Jou corrected the poor purple dragon.
Ryo walked closer to Monodramon and took out the thorns and nodded at him. Monodramon smiled when the source of his pain was gone.
"Thank you Ryo," Monodramon said looking at his hand. He saw no mark and smiled.
They continued marching through the desert and tried to find the source of danger Gennai detected. Monodramon looked at another cactus and whispered: "Evil plant."
They stopped when the sun disappeared and the night slowly came. They sat on a spot where the it was perfect for them and picked their food. They ate a little and drank some of their water.
"I think we are going closer to the source of disturbance. Even if it doesn't look like it," Gomamon said.
"The desert is large and it's not that easy to pass through it," Jou replied as he looked in his bag. He was ready for anything just like his first time in the Digital world.
They finished eating and decided to sleep for the night.
Monodramon felt something in his core for an instant and looked behind him. He saw nothing and scratched his jaw: "I was sure something was watching us...Maybe Millenniumon," the purple dragon grunted as he tried to saw something again. He found nothing and crossed his arm: Hope I'm not a little paranoid. I heard desert cause some hallucination. Monodramon thought deeply.
Devidramon and Millenniumon hid behind a hill of sand and looked at each other's.
"That was close my lord. They almost stop us," Devidramon commented.
"Right. I didn't know we were that close to them," Millenniumon replied.
"It's harder to stalk on the chosen children when we are really tall. It's much easier when we are at our child form," Devidramon said.
"True, but that doesn't make a big difference for me. I just never stalk anyone personally in my existence," Millenniumon said.
Devidramon looked at his lord and thought deeply as Millenniumon explained that he never really moved from his throne except for battle and not to follow someone since he could see them.
"My lord. I notice something about you," Devidramon said, thinking about his next words.
"What did you notice?" Millenniumon asked.
"You are softer then when you have your palace and your army of darkness digimons, why?" Devidramon asked.
Millenniumon thought about it and said: "Because you know I'm going to destroy you if you go too far Devidramon. I don't need to repeat my threats to you."
"Clear enough. I know you are going to do anything you said and I don't intent to join your stomach," Devidramon said cleaning the sand on his tuxedo.
"You know you could have left that tuxedo behind. You clean it often since we came here," Millenniumon commented.
"It's my trademark my lord. I'm not going to leave my tuxedo behind. I also don't see how I can be useful against the threat my lord," Devidramon said.
"I need a servant to do some work for me and...If the worse come for Ryo, I want you to get him out of here," Millenniumon said to his servant, looking into his red eyes: "I won't take any risk against this threat."
"I leave the chosen children and the Monodramon behind?" Devidramon asked.
"Exactly," Millenniumon replied nodding at him. "I don't care what happen to them."
"Understood my lord," Devidramon answered.
"Ryo is sleeping. I'll see if we can connect in the dreamland," Millenniumon said with a small hopeful smile. "Make sure no one come to us."
"I'll keep my eyes open my lord," Devidramon replied.
Ryo opened his eyes and saw the immense tower of Babel again. He wondered where he was, until a voice helped him remembering that he already went here before.
"Hello my dear partner," the voice of Millenniumon whispered near him.
Ryo looked behind him and saw the dark foot of Millenniumon. He raised his head and saw the dark god literally looking down to him with his face close to Ryo's face. Ryo wondered how he got close this quietly.
"We meet again. Does that mean that the Will of the Digital world will communicate with us again?" Ryo asked.
Millenniumon put his claw under his chin and seemed too thought about it before raising himself and replying: "Nope. I was just trying to communicate with you the same way as before and it worked."
Ryo put his hand over his face and said: "Great. I can't sleep peacefully anymore."
"Don't be mad Ryo. It could have been worse; it could have been a tainted light digimon or another enemy never letting you in peace," Millenniumon seriously replied.
The dark god took a few steps backward and waited for Ryo to reply.
"Can the others do that too?" Ryo asked.
"The other chosen children? No. As I said, our situation is different and I'm also extremely powerful. My power isn't temporary increasing like the others, but permanently immense," Millenniumon replied.
Ryo nodded, admitting it was the case before asking: "You call me only for that?"
"No Ryo. I was wondering where you are. You aren't in the village anymore," Millenniumon said with a smile.
"You can see everything. You know where I am and why I'm gone," Ryo replied.
Millenniumon nodded with a bigger smile and said: "I want to be sure you are alright Ryo."
"I know," Ryo replied. He heard a loud sound as the dark god sit on the ground near him and looked at the tower: "Are you dreaming of building this tower one day?"
"Maybe, but not really. This tower means a lot Ryo. It has multiple symbolism, some obvious and some hidden about the Babel tower and his destruction. It all depends on the interpretations," Millenniumon replied looking at it.
Ryo sat and watched the tower. He thought about what Millenniumon said and wondered how he perceived it. He knew a little about the Babel tower myth, but not that much in detail.
"How do you interpret it?" Ryo asked.
"Curious I see. First thing to know, the Tower originally doesn't have a name, it was known as the City and its Tower. The name Tower of Babel came later. It is said to be built by mankind when they spoke only one language. The God decided to create the confusion of language to end the construction of the tower and proceed to the beginning of its destruction. Some interpretation said that God divided the language because the humans became arrogant. Another one was that God noticed that the unity of humanity have great power to human as nothing was out of their grasp," Millenniumon explained looking at his hand.
"Those are your interpretations?" Ryo asked.
"No. Mine is a darker one. You see, the God is a god of light. The unity was dangerous for him and decided to cause the confusion of language. What I understand from this tale is simply that the confusion of language broke the union of humanity. The effects were multiple such as misunderstanding, abuse, slavery, war, destruction and genocide. The God is the source of death, despair and sins, thus making the God of light a Sinful God with tainted voice," Millenniumon answered looking at Ryo. "As you can see, the same story could mean many things. That is why I say maybe. I can live forever Ryo, so it is possible."
Ryo nodded as he watched the tower: "I understand what you mean."
"If you listened only to the light, you will never see the other meanings Ryo. That is why you are listening to me now, after you learn that they hide the secrets about our destiny. That is what I wanted you to understand before the light use you and hurt you for their purpose. I'm glad I succeeded at that," Millenniumon said to his partner.
They said nothing for a while, only watching the tower with his history and his meanings.
"Millenniumon."
"What is it?"
"I heard you screaming when Monodramon became my partner," Ryo said with a small side-smile.
"You heard?" Millenniumon asked looking the other way.
"Yes."
"Ryo. I am you real partner, not this little purple dragon. He is a digimon of light, you cannot trust him," Millenniumon warned while grunting his anger.
"He is kind. I know I can trust him," Ryo replied.
Millenniumon grumbled a few words that Ryo, thankfully, didn't understand.
"Morning is coming Ryo. One last thing, you are close to your target. Just an hour of walk and you'll be there," Millenniumon told him.
"You will be watching?" Ryo asked, knowing the answer.
"Yes. I want to be sure you are safe and to ascertain who the enemy is," Millenniumon replied. He raised one of his hand and wave at Ryo: "See you next night."
AC: This is the end of chapter 29. Remind you that the Babel story could be see that way and as for the God: Please remind yourself that it is said by a dark and evil God.
I also notice that Millenniumon is softer with Devidramon since the second Arc. One reason is that there's only him by his side and not an army of darkness digimon.
Next chapter: Strange enemy.